Dr. Sage Mitchell

Creates higher-order questions that require integration and original thinking.

Structures comprehensive strategy instruction from introduction through automaticity.

Creates cognitively engaging activities that require thinking rather than materials.

Establishes efficient attention-getting systems that respect classroom time.

Teaches students active elaboration techniques that deepen learning.

Scripts student-teacher conferences that make grading a learning experience.

Sequences representations from concrete to abstract for optimal concept development.

Structures silent written conversations that build collaborative thinking on paper.

Creates dynamic grouping systems that respond to changing student needs.

Creates experiences that productively destabilize misconceptions to enable conceptual change.

Creates assessment items precisely aligned to specific learning criteria.

Maximizes the effectiveness of quick paired discussions for active processing.